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Unusual cough, fever stir panic in Lagos

•NCDC on alert as COVID-19 deaths rise in UK•Medical experts urge testing, caution Forty-two-year-old Lagos resident, Kabir Adeoye, has been battling persistent fever and related symptoms despite completing several rounds...

Ivory Coast tightens protest ban ahead of presidential vote

Ivory Coast authorities have imposed a sweeping two-month ban on political rallies and demonstrations just a week before a presidential election, in a move further restricting opposition activity. The ban,...

Anambra community donates funds for Soludo’s reelection campaigns

The people of Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State have unanimously endorsed the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, for his second term bid ahead of the November 8,...

Senate screens new INEC chairman-designate Amupitan

The newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, is currently appearing before the Senate for his screening and confirmation. Amupitan, who arrived at the National...

Police arrest suspected Rivers car snatcher in viral video

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a suspected car snatcher, identified as Iruo Young, following a viral video showing the theft of a Toyota Avalon at gunpoint in...

NELFUND urges institutional collaboration to update student records

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Thursday called on all accredited tertiary institutions across the country to collaborate with the organisation in a bid to update their existing student...

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Court approves three Labs for DNA tests to determine paternity of Mohbad’s son

The Ikorodu High Court in Lagos state has approved three laboratories, two in the United Kingdom and one in the United States where DNA...

Russia threatens to use Nuclear bomb on Ukraine

Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, has warned that Moscow could resort to nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict and potentially against...

President Tinubu appoints Tunji Disu as acting Inspector-General of Police as Egbetokun resigns

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has accepted the resignation of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, following the submission of his letter citing pressing...

FCT Council Polls record 14% Turnout Up from 9.4% in 2022 — INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that voter turnout in the 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections stood at 14...

Boxers, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao set for professional rematch in Las Vegas in September

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are set to face each other in a stunning rematch in Las Vegas this September. Mayweather, 48, will officially come...